GOP's Obama Impersonator Stunned by Backlash

Audience loved his performance, says Reggie Brown

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The comedian hired to impersonate President Obama at the Republican Leadership Conference says he's surprised by the stinging backlash to his over-the-top performance. “I don’t think I crossed any sort of lines," with his racially tinged jokes, Reggie Brown tells the Washington Post, claiming he would never do anything "to offend the president on that level, let alone disrespect myself.” The audience, he says, "loved my material. I had some organizers when I left the stage say ‘Great job.'"

The Republicans who hired Brown aren't coming to his defense. "Had I been in the room I would have pulled him sooner," said the RLC's executive director. “We have zero tolerance for racially insensitive jokes. As soon as I realized what was going on, I rushed backstage and had him pulled." Brown's audience kept laughing through his race-related jokes but the boos began, and he was ushered offstage, soon after he started making fun of Republican presidential hopefuls, Wonkette notes.

I had 18 minutes to spare, so I saw the whole video on you-tube. Sure, it isn't what you would normally see at a DNC or RNC love fest, but certainly suitable for adults.
I'm really curious what he said about Bachmann that was the straw that broke the camels back.

John

Jun 21, 2011 11:45 AM CDT

Black jokes funny, but jokes about republican canidates not. What the hell is wrong with those folks?

bahari@bellsouth.net

Jun 21, 2011 10:30 AM CDT

That is Republicans for you, make fun of the President of the USA, but NOT at them. And yes, Republicans are racist. All ways has been and all ways will be.

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